I am going to be happy to see the back of this Christmas term. It has been 15 long weeks of drama, academic dishonesty, bad grades, late assignments, psychotic chaos, and romance.
Quick breakdown of the term:
- nothing gets done at this school no matter how much you ask
- students cheat, cheat, and cheat some more. There is no moral code with some of these students
- students also fail to do assignments you set. Half my eighth graders failed science because they did not do the work. Although these grades can look bad on my part, I would be more than happy to show you my grade book... it has more holes than a sieve.
- if students do decide to do their homework, the majority turn it in after it's due. The number one excuse being: but Miss, I didn't understand. Well, you had a week to do this assignment so telling me now that you don't understand means you looked at it this morning and released you didn't have enough time to finish. Sorry, I don't accept comprehension excuses.
- I have a psychotic head of department... nuff said.
This rollercoaster of a term can only mean a better second term... fingers crossed.
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| My paper chain decorations!! |
I wrote this post while in a classroom with around twenty 15 year olds... not the most exciting place I have been. The flipping through pages and last minute cramming makes me appreciate proctoring the exams rather than taking them myself. However, I am extremely envious that these students can forget all about these subjects once the bell rings... that's where our fun starts. Grading grading grading... should I say it again? GRADING! All those exams need to be marked; fortunately we have next week in finish all paperwork. I believe that the person that created the exam schedule is not a friend of mine. Instead of spreading science out over the week, it is bundled between Thursday, Friday and the following Monday. This means nothing to do tonight and tomorrow night, but an overload of work come Thursday. Don't expect to hear from me until after Christmas...
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| Our awesome Christmas Tree with Sir Isaac Newton at the top! |
Speaking of Christmas, I am so excited that it is the holiday season, even though it feels like July still. I am reading all these statuses about the snow and the cold, and although this does make me miss Purdue, I am totally pucker with not being cold this Christmas.
My next post will be in the new year so I am going to give you Katie's Top 10 Guyana Experiences from 2011.
10. Sleeping in a net every single night
9. Eating from a lily pad
8. Being stared at by everyone (there must be something different about me)
7. Purposefully arriving to an event late and feeling on time
6. Being continually asked if I am married
5. Having the most freckles I have ever had
4. Cribbage nights
3. "just now"
2. Sarah Stevens
1. Knowing that I am a part of something a lot bigger than myself
-Peace out 2011
